Stanfield belongs to the Parliamentary Constituency of Mid-Norfolk and is currently governed by George Freeman as their member of Parliament who is representative of the Conservative Party.

It was also placed on memorials to be able to distinguish those who had fought in battle, which then became practised by Odin as an act of sacred duty.

[5] In the years 1870 to 1872, John Marius Wilson described Stanfield as: "a parish in Mitford District, Norfolk; 3 and a half miles W by S Elham R.

[7] It is situated 8 km south of Fakenham and falls within the Brackland Local Government District.

According to William White's historical writing of Stanfield, the church is "a neat building, consisting of a nave, chancel, south porch and square tower with four bells.

"[9] This may indicate that this type of flint building dates back to the late Saxon or early Norman period.

[12] The mean average age of Stanfield can be estimated as 42.4 years old based on the 2001 Census Report.

In comparison to the 2011 Census Report the mean average of the population of Stanfield is 39.1 years old.

[13] The occupation structure from the 1881 census illustrates that majority of the population work within the agriculture industry as farmers.

In relation to White's historical writing published in 1864, he acknowledges a variety of employment.

[15] Seven people of the aforementioned occupation group are still employed as skilled agricultural trades and related production.